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First Impressions
I picked up my Walther PDP Compact from Turners yesterday. I have to say that for having such a bad rep, the three different Turners people I dealt with were all nice, competent, had the right answers.
Came in a nice, rather large hard case that emulates the slide cuts on the pistol. Comes with the grip modules, a loading tool, two ten round mags, lock and paperwork.
First impressions are the slide spring is very stiff, almost as stiff as my Shield when it was brand new. The slide cuts are huge and a nice surface to grip when you are cocking the gun.
I measured trigger pull with my Wheeler digital trigger gauge, it was a little difficult because of the trigger safety. I did six pulls and all of them reflect 3lbs 9 oz to 4lbs 3 oz so the trigger is right where I'd like it to be for a duty/carry gun.
Fit and finish is beautiful, no swirls or machine markings. The slide stop is huge, which I like. It was interesting when I picked the gun up, both the Turners employee and I had to search the frame for the serial number, it was located
at the rear of the pistol right below the rear stop plate of the slide, very unusual place to put the serial number.
The trigger has a small take up, then a very nice, crisp break and the reset is the shortest of any pistol I own. I would say my fears about the California mandated MDM have been assuaged, the trigger still feels very good. I don't have an American non MDM
model to compare it to but to me, not being a trigger expert, it feels amazingly good for a poly striker pistol, MUCH better than my H&K VP9 L OR. The grip texture is nice as is the shape. Time will tell if I like it long term but just dry firing here, it feels great. The pistol's
ergonomics in general are very well done. I get all of the hype around the PDP trigger, I agree, its the best feeling poly striker trigger I have felt. Good enough that it may compare to my Langdon Tactical PX4 trigger but I'll have to shoot them one after the other as I am
not a trigger connoisseur, but I can tell when a gun has a good trigger over a crappy one like my Glocks.
The two 10 round mags are MecGars with a dull finish, both slide in and out of the magwell easily and drop fee with no hangups. The stock sights are relatively large, easy to see and are in the three white dot configuration. I may or may not swap them out for TruGlos but I will
try these out first before deciding. Sad to say but my main criteria these days are, when I am in a dark pistol booth at a poorly lit indoor range, can I actually SEE the sights? With the TruGLos which I have put on my Berretta PX4 Storm, My H&K VP9 and my G19, I always can. But these looks decent.
As far as carry, I held the PDP up against my G19 and the Walther has a longer slide, a bit may 1/4" longer grip and the slide is definitely wider. That said, it still feels fine for CCW carry. With a good holster, this will be a great carry gun.
Optics? Yeah, it has a plate system. I don't really care about it because I don't particularly like optics on a carry pistol and overall, I am not impressed with dot sights in general. If you are all into optics on your pistol, yep, you can put on on here, big whoop. I have two optics on two pistols
and overall, I don't like shooting them. I like the optics on tactical shotguns and even rifles but on pistols, optics leave me wanting. I am too used to irons and prefer them. You go to the Walther website and punch in your serial number and some info and they will eventually send you the
optics plate of your choice. I've heard it can take a few weeks so there is that. The LCI is VERY small and unobtrusive, well done Walther, this is how all Commifornia LCIs should look. The one on my Shield 1.0 is massive, 3-5 times as large as this one. LCI is stupid and pointless
but this one makes it as good as it can be.
Overall first impressions are extremely positive, this pistol was worth the wait of six months since I put a deposit down.
I will file a range report when I can get it out to the range but thought I would in a first impressions post for those of you considering buying this gun. Turners said they are just getting a few per store at a time so you may have to wait to get one or go to several stores unless your LGS gets some in stock.
So glad I didn't buy an off roster for some stupid price a year or two ago.
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I picked up my Walther PDP Compact from Turners yesterday. I have to say that for having such a bad rep, the three different Turners people I dealt with were all nice, competent, had the right answers.
Came in a nice, rather large hard case that emulates the slide cuts on the pistol. Comes with the grip modules, a loading tool, two ten round mags, lock and paperwork.
First impressions are the slide spring is very stiff, almost as stiff as my Shield when it was brand new. The slide cuts are huge and a nice surface to grip when you are cocking the gun.
I measured trigger pull with my Wheeler digital trigger gauge, it was a little difficult because of the trigger safety. I did six pulls and all of them reflect 3lbs 9 oz to 4lbs 3 oz so the trigger is right where I'd like it to be for a duty/carry gun.
Fit and finish is beautiful, no swirls or machine markings. The slide stop is huge, which I like. It was interesting when I picked the gun up, both the Turners employee and I had to search the frame for the serial number, it was located
at the rear of the pistol right below the rear stop plate of the slide, very unusual place to put the serial number.
The trigger has a small take up, then a very nice, crisp break and the reset is the shortest of any pistol I own. I would say my fears about the California mandated MDM have been assuaged, the trigger still feels very good. I don't have an American non MDM
model to compare it to but to me, not being a trigger expert, it feels amazingly good for a poly striker pistol, MUCH better than my H&K VP9 L OR. The grip texture is nice as is the shape. Time will tell if I like it long term but just dry firing here, it feels great. The pistol's
ergonomics in general are very well done. I get all of the hype around the PDP trigger, I agree, its the best feeling poly striker trigger I have felt. Good enough that it may compare to my Langdon Tactical PX4 trigger but I'll have to shoot them one after the other as I am
not a trigger connoisseur, but I can tell when a gun has a good trigger over a crappy one like my Glocks.
The two 10 round mags are MecGars with a dull finish, both slide in and out of the magwell easily and drop fee with no hangups. The stock sights are relatively large, easy to see and are in the three white dot configuration. I may or may not swap them out for TruGlos but I will
try these out first before deciding. Sad to say but my main criteria these days are, when I am in a dark pistol booth at a poorly lit indoor range, can I actually SEE the sights? With the TruGLos which I have put on my Berretta PX4 Storm, My H&K VP9 and my G19, I always can. But these looks decent.
As far as carry, I held the PDP up against my G19 and the Walther has a longer slide, a bit may 1/4" longer grip and the slide is definitely wider. That said, it still feels fine for CCW carry. With a good holster, this will be a great carry gun.
Optics? Yeah, it has a plate system. I don't really care about it because I don't particularly like optics on a carry pistol and overall, I am not impressed with dot sights in general. If you are all into optics on your pistol, yep, you can put on on here, big whoop. I have two optics on two pistols
and overall, I don't like shooting them. I like the optics on tactical shotguns and even rifles but on pistols, optics leave me wanting. I am too used to irons and prefer them. You go to the Walther website and punch in your serial number and some info and they will eventually send you the
optics plate of your choice. I've heard it can take a few weeks so there is that. The LCI is VERY small and unobtrusive, well done Walther, this is how all Commifornia LCIs should look. The one on my Shield 1.0 is massive, 3-5 times as large as this one. LCI is stupid and pointless
but this one makes it as good as it can be.
Overall first impressions are extremely positive, this pistol was worth the wait of six months since I put a deposit down.
I will file a range report when I can get it out to the range but thought I would in a first impressions post for those of you considering buying this gun. Turners said they are just getting a few per store at a time so you may have to wait to get one or go to several stores unless your LGS gets some in stock.
So glad I didn't buy an off roster for some stupid price a year or two ago.
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